Lyon, T.U., House
Why it's listed
Built around 1850 at 9 Warren Street in Stoneham, this five-bay, center-entry cottage is a well preserved example of the Greek Revival style. Its heavy corner pilasters, wide frieze, raking cornice and pedimented dormers reflect its mid-century date. The windows keep their original six-over-six sash, and the entry is unframed, which is somewhat unusual for the type. Clapboards cover the house and a rear ell, and the building rests on a granite foundation. It faces east on a slight rise, approached by granite steps and fronted by granite curbing and posts. T. U. Lyon, a shoe cutter, had it built in the early years of the town's shoe manufacturing boom, so it shows how a typical worker of that industry lived. Warren Street was an older north-south route that predated the Medford-Andover Turnpike of 1806. The house was listed for its architectural integrity and its intact illustration of a locally important housing type.
Significance in brief: The house is described as one of Stoneham's best preserved and best detailed examples of a five-bay, center-entry Greek Revival cottage. It retains integrity of location, design, setting and materials, and keeps features such as granite curbing and posts. It also illustrates the living quarters of the shoe workers who made up the mainstay of the town's population during its shoe manufacturing boom.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 84002743, listed April 13, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 9 Warren St., Stoneham |
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| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | April 13, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002743 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in residential use, with no major alterations recorded. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 42.47758, -71.10146 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84002743.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14715875
- This listing as JSON
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